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Arrivederci Antonio Conte – A Tribute To The Departing Legend.

FC Barcelona Ready To Step Up Pursuit Of Manchester United Target Thomas Vermaelen

Chelsea FC – Didier Drogba Returns On A One-Year Contract

Arsenal FC - Wenger Joins Louis van Gaal In Questioning The Pre-Season Tour To USA

Bundesliga: Meet FC Köln And Paderborn, The New Boys In Town

Cech v Courtois, Casillas v Lopez & Other Goalkeeping Battles To Watch Out For

Ryan Gauld - How This Mini Messi Is Already Worth 48 Million Pounds | Scout Report

Latest Stories

Arrivederci Antonio Conte – A Tribute To The Departing Legend.
FC Barcelona Ready To Step Up Pursuit Of Manchester United Target Thomas Vermaelen
Liverpool FC — Do Or Die Season For Fernandez Suso
Chelsea FC – Didier Drogba Returns On A One-Year Contract
Arsenal FC – Wenger Joins Louis van Gaal In Questioning The Pre-Season Tour To USA
Bundesliga: Meet FC Köln And Paderborn, The New Boys In Town
Cech v Courtois, Casillas v Lopez & Other Goalkeeping Battles To Watch Out For

Latest Transfers

FC Barcelona Ready To Step Up Pursuit Of Manchester United Target Thomas Vermaelen
Chelsea FC – Didier Drogba Returns On A One-Year Contract
Vidal Says He Is Not Going To Manchester; Liverpool Also Linked To The Player
Arsenal FC – Eisfeld Signs For Fulham; German Wonderkid Arrives From Barcelona
Juventus Transfers - Evra And The Youth Movement
Barcelona Official – Jermey Mathieu Completes His Move From Valencia
Rodgers Insists Liverpool Won't Throw Away Suarez Money For 'Star' Players
Arsenal FC - Ospina, Schneiderlin And Mario On The Radar
Woodward Claims Manchester United Are Financially Capable Of Breaking Transfer Fee Record

English Premier League

FC Barcelona Ready To Step Up Pursuit Of Manchester United Target Thomas Vermaelen
Liverpool FC -- Do Or Die Season For Fernandez Suso
Chelsea FC – Didier Drogba Returns On A One-Year Contract
Arsenal FC - Wenger Joins Louis van Gaal In Questioning The Pre-Season Tour To USA

German Bundesliga

Bundesliga: Meet FC Köln And Paderborn, The New Boys In Town
Kempf And Stark Among The Most Promising Bundesliga Talents To Watch Out For

Italia Serie A

Arrivederci Antonio Conte – A Tribute To The Departing Legend.
Dybala And Perin Among Five Upcoming Talents In Serie A To Watch Out For

Spanish La Liga

FC Barcelona Ready To Step Up Pursuit Of Manchester United Target Thomas Vermaelen
Cech v Courtois, Casillas v Lopez & Other Goalkeeping Battles To Watch Out For

FIFA World Cup 2014

England May Not Win The World Cup Anytime Soon-- Here's Why

World Cup 2014

Pogba, Varane Make France The Breeding Ground For World’s Finest Young Talent

The FIFA World Cup 2014 witnessed the birth of some new stars, talents which will shine brightly for many year[...]

From Mario Gotze To Luis Suarez: A Look-Back At The Best Memories From The 2014 World Cup

A throwback at the best memories from the Brazilian carnival![...]

FIFA World Cup 2014 – Who Scored The Top 5 Goals In Brazil?

Now that the dust from the 2014 FIFA World Cup has settled, TheHardTackle takes a look at the Top 5 goals from[...]

World Cup 2014 — 5 Most Memorable Moments From Brazil

As the dust settles in the aftermath of a riotous World Cup, it is time to review the hottest moments of Brazi[...]

World Cup 2014 Best XI — Müller, Robben Among Top Performers

The 2014 World Cup ended with Germany crowned champions of the world. THT picks the best performers, through t[...]

Featured

Arrivederci Antonio Conte – A Tribute To The Departing Legend.

Opinions and Analysis

Bundesliga: Meet FC Köln And Paderborn, The New Boys In Town

As we look forward to season’s start, let’s meet the Bundesliga new boys: FC Köln and SC Paderborn 07.[...]

Cech v Courtois, Casillas v Lopez & Other Goalkeeping Battles To Watch Out For

With the new season closing in, here is a look at some of the clubs whose managers will have sufficient choices to field an able player to protect the goal.[...]

Ryan Gauld – How This Mini Messi Is Already Worth 48 Million Pounds | Scout Report

A number of youngsters are being touted as the next Lionel Messi but is this young Scotsman, worth 48 million pounds, going to justify the tag?[...]

Dybala And Perin Among Five Upcoming Talents In Serie A To Watch Out For

TheHardTackle casts an eye on some of the exciting Serie A talents that clubs may want to look at to improve their squads[...]

The ‘Ultra’ Culture In Serie A

Lazio, Catania, Hellas Verona, Atalanta have some of the most fanatic supporters in Serie A. We takes a look at the Ultra Culture in Italy.[...]

Colombia – The Future Is Finally Bright

TheHardTackle's Guest Author, Paul Hill analyzes on the bright future of the Colombian National team.[...]

England May Not Win The World Cup Anytime Soon– Here’s Why

With England coming 31st out of the 32 teams who participated in this year’s FIFA World Cup, one wonders why a team of global superstars playing in the riches[...]

Kempf And Stark Among The Most Promising Bundesliga Talents To Watch Out For

Is there another Mario Götze in the making? Or maybe a Mats Hummels? Here's a list of five Bundesliga stars to keep an eye out for this season.[...]

Article Of the Week

Thousand And Still Counting – Favorite 10 Stories Of Arsene Wenger

Here, we will list down the ten best stories of this Arsenal team under Arsene Wenger in these 18 years at the club.[...]

La Liga: Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid Race Towards a Climactic Finish

Who will run away with the Spanish crown in this close race?[...]

Talking Game – Interviews

[Exclusive] Rainer Bonhof: “Real Madrid To Win The Champions League, Brazil To Triumph At Home”

The current Borussia Mönchengladbach vice president, Rainer Bonhof, tells us about his favorites for the Champions League, the World Cup and his past laurels.[...]

Classic Clashes

Leeds United 4-5 Liverpool : An Elland Road Epic (Classic Clashes)

Liverpool and Leeds United played out an epic match at Elland Road, two years before football was "invented" in 1992.[...]

Blackpool 4-3 Bolton Wanderers : The Matthews FA Cup Final (Classic Clashes)

The zenith of Sir Stanley Matthews' remarkable three and half decade long career came in 1953 FA Cup final for Blackpool. A match which is now simply known as t[...]

Relic – History

The Miracle Of Bern: The Defining Moment In German Football History

Out of all the World Cups Germany has won, none is more fondly remembered than the 1954 title. And with good reason.[...]

Santos 1962 : The story of Pele and his friends

TheHardTackle looks back at the team to have won the first treble of world football[...]

Rewind

Germany 3 – 1 Portugal: A Walk Down Memory Lane To Revisit The 2006 World Cup Encounter

Germany will take on Portugal tonight in one of the most promising fixtures of 2014 FIFA World Cup so far.[...]

Vujadin Boškov – Architect Behind Sampdoria’s Golden Era

We take a look back at the glorious career of Vujadin Boškov and why he will be remembered forever in the folklore of Calcio. Hours after Sampdoria’s vic[...]

Whiteboard – Tactics

Real Madrid’s Dismantling of Bayern Munich: End of Tiki Taka Era?

The biggest question in minds of Football pundits across the globe after Real Madrid’s dismantling of Bayern Munich is now this: Is this the end of Tiki Taka era?

Tactical Analysis: Manchester United Soaked Pressure, Bayern Dominate Flanks

We tactically analyse the clash between Manchester United and Bayern Munich as the Red Devils soak up pressure and Bayern dominate in the flanks.

Indian Football

Atletico de Kolkata – Analysing Luis Garcia And Rest Of Their ISL Squad

A brief insight into Atletico de Kolkata's squad formation until now.[...]

Indian Super League – Delhi Sign Manandeep, Kolkata Get Climax, Mumbai Pick Up K. Asif

THT takes a look at the second day of the Indian Super League Drafts alongwith the key signings made by the eight franchisees.[...]